Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Oscar Health•New York, NY

6d•$192,000 - $252,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Oscar is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join its Engineering team. In this role, you will lead the design and development of enhancements to next-generation claims and payment processing systems. The work spans contract and pricing configuration, system extensibility through an internally developed DSL, and data pipeline architecture and efficiency. You will selectively apply AI to automate and improve processes that were previously tedious and error-prone, while building scalable and reliable systems that support accurate and efficient claims and payment processing. This is a hybrid position for someone living within commuting distance of Oscar’s New York City, Tempe, or Los Angeles office. Employees are expected to work from the office at least two days each week. The role reports to the Director, Software Engineering.

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
5+ years of experience leading cross-pod or cross-company deliverables.
5+ years of experience leading technical contributions and improving the quality of team output.
5+ years of experience applying computer science concepts in a team setting.
5+ years of experience setting and enforcing standards for stable, correct, and maintainable code.
5+ years of experience leading technical teams, including mentoring and training more junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Serve as the subject matter expert on business and technical domains.
Lead planning, execution, and release of complex technical projects across multiple teams, owning medium to large features or infrastructure projects from technical design through completion.
Work with partners, product managers, and designers to solve challenging problems.
Lead and mentor engineers and engineering teams to improve technology, apply best practices, and set overall team direction.
Ensure delivery of large or complex technology capabilities within the team’s domain or spanning multiple domains.
Foster collaboration within the engineering team and with internal customers; identify risks in cross-team projects and actively mitigate them to deliver on time.
Contribute to functional-group objectives and help drive outcomes for organization-wide projects.
Work with leadership to prioritize the technical roadmap and influence product roadmap and process-enhancement priorities within the role’s area and related areas.
Identify and reduce failure domains, while working with the team to do the same.
Build software that minimizes effort and business impact during maintenance and failures.
Guide development of Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) for systems owned by the engineer and their team.
Comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.